Trails & Tales Outdoors Radio is a weekly program that covers events and issues of interest to outdoors enthusiasts in the Upper Great Lakes.It is a family-oriented program designed to help young and old understand and enjoy together the outdoor heritage we hold so near and dear.

We devote much of the program to hunting, fishing and other outdoors sports but we also cover many other subjects that affect our enjoyment of the outdoors.For example, we foster outdoor-safety education programs and we discuss agricultural, forest management and other practices as they affect water quality and habitat.

When we discuss government and private actions and policies that affect the outdoors, we make a special effort to bring you all the major view points on each subject to help you reach your own well-informed conclusions.Only rarely do we take editorial positions on these subjects.

My love of the outdoors goes back more than 40 years and my work in outdoor radio goes back to 1988.I have been the host of this weekly program since July, 1998. During that time, the program has garnered many major awards for excellence in broadcasting.I have been privileged to receive numerous conservation awards, including being named a Partner in Conservation by the DNR in August of 2006.

Trails & Tales is great fun for me because I meet so many of you who are committed to preserving the great outdoor heritage in the Upper Great Lakes.